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The Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field has some of the largest rhyolite lava flows on Earth. Have you ever wondered what these flows look like in their interior, or how the ...

Hawaii's Kīlauea Volcano shows intense activity with lava fountains up to 1,000 feet. The USGS notes "numerous episodes of dual lava fountains since the eruption began." ...

In some places near the vents, the lava flows are nearly 200 feet (60 m) thick, and they have covered 816 acres (330 hectares). Repose intervals — or the pause times between episodes — have ...

Lava flows create a map-like pattern on black basalt rocks at Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, which erupted in March 2021 for the first time in nearly 800 years. Assignment.

Sustained lava fountains from the north vent have been observed, reaching heights of 100–120 feet, while lava flows have covered 15–20 percent of the crater floor. This new episode follows a ...

Kilauea’s latest ‘episode 22’ ended abruptly at 3:29 p.m. today, according to USGS. The north vent stopped erupting this afternoon after 10 hours and 16 minutes of continuous lava fountains ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Kīlauea’s latest eruption episode featured spectacular lava fountains shooting hundreds of feet into the air, but has come to a halt — at least for now. The U.S ...